After his dismissal from his position as Indonesian Military (TNI) commander in December 2017, Gatot Nurmantyo has not meddled in issues of weaponry or military strategy-although he has only recently retired, on March 31, 2018. Instead, he has busied himself visiting numerous religious boarding schools.

Two weeks ago, Gatot attended the commemoration of a habib's (a Muslim figure) death in the Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi. He visited the grave